Chennai: Liquor will soon cost more in Tamil Nadu as the govt on Friday introduced a bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, proposing an additional ‘environmental and social welfare cess’ on the sale of liquor.The proposed cess, capped at ₹20 per unit container, will be levied in addition to the…
Israel has supplied the United Arab Emirates with an advanced laser-based air defence system, known as ‘Iron Beam’, as tensions escalate amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. The system, designed to vapourise short-range rockets and drones, marks a major step in defence cooperation between the two countries and signals a deepening strategic partnership in West Asia.According…
Chd voter roll revision: 1.4L notices being issued Chandigarh: A total of 1,38,070 notices are being issued to electors in Chandigarh as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Of these, 93,193 notices (67.5%) have already been delivered.The exercise, being conducted on the directions of the Election Commission of India, involves field-level…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party suffered a major blow after estranged MP Raghav Chadha, along with six other parliamentarians, left the party and decided to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party.In a press conference, Chadha said that the decision came after MPs felt that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly preparing for another visit to Britain as discussions around reconciliation with the royal family continue.image credit (Instagram) The controversy surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s expected return to the United Kingdom is growing. There’s certainly a lot of buzz about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry coming back home…
Mustafa Ahmed, who recently grabbed attention for playing Rizwan in Dhurandhar: The Revenge, shared a heartfelt appreciation post for actress Yami Gautam on social media, recalling her dedication towards fitness while preparing for Article 370 and even after pregnancy.Mustafa, who portrayed a RAW agent stationed in Pakistan and the loyal right-hand man to Hamza Ali…
Hyderabad: Punjagutta police registered a criminal case against Bonthu Sridevi, wife of former Hyderabad mayor Bonthu Rammohan, after a private hostel operator alleged that she and her associates assaulted workers at his women’s PG hostel in Ameerpet. A counter-complaint was also booked against hostel workers following allegations from the opposite side that one of their…
UAE schools remain flexible as authorities prepare major learning model decision / Image: file Students, parents and teachers across the UAE are awaiting a key announcement on May 10 that will determine whether schools and universities continue with remote learning or return fully to classrooms next week.The UAE Ministry of Education confirmed that the country’s…
MWCD Internship programme 2026 The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has started the application process for its Internship Programme for the August-September 2026 session. Interested candidates can submit their applications through the official portal, wcd.intern.nic.in.The programme is aimed at giving women an opportunity to gain first-hand experience of policy-making and government programmes related…
Ahmedabad: It should have been a routine traffic enforcement check, but turned into a criminal case that lasted almost 18 years. What began as an effort to stop a helmetless motorcyclist ended with the biker falling on the road and injuring himself. Now, an Ahmedabad rural court has held a retired traffic constable guilty of…
